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Woodstock Express
Wood Family at Kings Dominion, Doswell, Virginia. Opened 1974.
- Height
- 35 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 35 mph
- Length
- 1,385 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- 1 min 40 s
- Designer
- Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters
Woodstock Express is a small wooden roller coaster in the Planet Snoopy area of Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters built it to a design by John C. Allen, and it opened in 1974, a year before the rest of the park, as part of a Lion Country Safari attraction on the site.
The coaster stands 35 feet tall, has 1,385 feet of track and reaches 35 mph; a ride lasts about 1 minute and 40 seconds. Two trains of five cars each carry 20 riders apiece. The park's minimum height is 46 inches, or 40 inches with a supervising companion.
It opened as Scooby Doo, became Scooby-Doo's Ghoster Coaster in 1997 when the Kidzville area opened, was shortened to Ghoster Coaster in 2010, and has been Woodstock Express since 2013.
Sources
- sixflags.com/kingsdominion/attractions/woodstock-express (Park page: Woodstock Express in Planet Snoopy; introduced 1974; minimum height 46 inches, 40 inches accompanied.)
- rcdb.com/89.htm (RCDB: operating since 1974; Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (serial 144), designer John C. Allen; length 1,385 ft, height 35 ft, 35 mph, 0 inversions, duration 1:40; 2 trains of 5 cars, 20 riders; former names Scooby Doo (1974 to 1996), Scooby-Doo's Ghoster Coaster (1997 to 2009), Ghoster Coaster (2010 to 2012 or 2013); opened before Kings Dominion as part of a Lion Country Safari attraction.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_Dominion (Wikipedia Kings Dominion: Woodstock Express, 1974, Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters; formerly Scooby-Doo (1974-1996), Scooby-Doo's Ghoster Coaster (1997-2009) and Ghoster Coaster (2010-2012); opened a year before the rest of the park.)
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